Dr. William G. Anlyan is Chancellor Emeritus of Duke University and a Trustee of The Duke Endowment. In his half-century of service to Duke, he has been a surgeon and professor of surgery, Dean of the School of Medicine, and Executive Vice President for Health Affairs. Among his many honors are the Abraham Flexner Award, the highest honor given by the Association of American Medical Colleges; the Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Duke University Medical Alumni (an award now renamed in his honor); and the North Carolina Award, the highest accolade the State of North Carolina can bestow. Dr. Anlyan lives in Durham.